Dam forming attachment



Feb; s, 1938. L, TAYLOR 2,107,967

DAM FORMING ATTACHMENT I Filed Feb. 19, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet l I n veniorAttorneys Feb. 8, 1938. L. TAYLOR DAM FORMING ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Filed Feb. 19, 1937 Inventor 9 wfifi Attorneys 22 for em moment to o.vertlcal r oteuted Feb. 8, 1938 l mu"; AMA

Leopard Taylor, Port, (Phlo.

Application Feb lu 3931i, her-loll No. mom

.3 Elolme.

The present lnventlon relates to new and useful improvements in demforming attachments for listers of the tractor attached type and has forits primary object to provide, in a. manner co hereinafter set forth, adevlce of this character which is adopted to form spaced dams lo thefurrows or ditches left by the llster shovels or plows therebypreventing excessive washing army of the sell by ram. 7

Another very lmportant object of the lnventlo is to provide onattachment of the aforementloned character embodying novel means for comheating the oo'm forming members to the wheels of the tractor forperiodical actuation thereby.

Other objects of the invention ore to provlcle e dam forming attachmentof the chorocter oesorlhecl which willhe comparatively simple loconstruction, strong, stumble, highly eficient and reliable in use,compact, llght in weight and which may he manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing ororl still further objects and advohteges of theinvention will become up parent from o study of the following soeclflco=tlon, toheo. in connection with the occomoofl e drawings wherein likecharacters of relerence deslgnote oorrespoorllug ports throughout thesevere-l views, and wherelu:

Figure 1 is o view to side elevetlon, showing the lnvehtloh.

Figure 2 loo View lureor elevotloo of the per-- tions of the ooerotlhgmechanism which are mounterl oh the troctor.

Figure 3 is to vertica eectlou view, telreu suh stentlelly on the hue ofthe. 1.

Figure lo a. view in horizontal section, token suhstohtlolly on the lineoi Flo. l.

Figure I; e. detotl view in persoectlve of one of the trim.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it wlll be seen thot theembodiment of the invention which hos been illustrated comprises eirs ofhearings tvhlch are rlgluly secured in ony sultolole manner on the rearexile housing 2 of o convehtionol tractor l3 between the reor wheels 3of selcl troctor and the dlflerentlol housing 5. Jourhelerl m thehearings t are oholto t the loner eucle of which termioote inulretenfilno Mm E. At their outer curls, the shefto tl termlhete in oneuler levers ll which exteool adjacent the wheels t. Trips Q oremouuteo onthe wheels l for oncogement with the levers ll, mid trlpe l3 secured bysuitable belts or clamps m.

The reference numeral ll designates be which are plvotollv connected tothe llster boom (Ell. Wi 55) through the meoll of pairs 0! metelllcstmps or here H3. The memo ll ore rigidly secured hetween the pairs ofbore lit, as at M, curl sold pelrs of hots straddle the llster he 622 clore plvotolly connected thereto, he at no. Moon on the free rear code ofthe has M ore o. 1 it which carry treheversely arranged, lncllnedlscraping elect or elements ll. .7 or; to are adjustable oh the he ll topet theln= cllootlom of the eorooer rlieoe ll to he ver leo es deslreun'Ihe heomo M ore oohoeeted to the s l lo o manner to he rolserl therebythrough the merit of chemo 6, The ouole of pull of the chemo MB on thell lo mod to locllltote the hit-- lng of sold heomo through the med! of:rotle it which ore securerl hettveeu the pairs of here 633,, as at Thechaos, 98 are secured to the rear worfily eotl uovyorclly extending redoMl hv sult oble moons, such he ocljuetohle nuts 26. Sultohle u oprlhos22? extend forwardly from the arms to the tractor ll to prevent tooerrors from heioo pulled reorweruly he the evelht ot the chemo Ell whenthe lleter cool the ott to ore mlseol.

It to thought that ooerotlou ol the lovemtlon. vrlll hereov eoooreutfrom o cool-Mere, tl'on or the loreoolho. memento ll follow the llsterplows fit; cool oororse up occuletlou of sell in the furrow or oltcheeleft hv select plows. With each revolutlou of the troetor wheels 3 thetrips 9 ego the levers ll cod no the arms [1 forwardly lo o mormer tohit the he M through the medium ot the as th, thus ecu gauging the allfrom the turrowo or ditches and mom; the oooulotlcoe or out 'tvhlch hovebeen scrooec up hr sold elements ll he sold furrows or oltcheo to omen-her to form demo at spaced potato. 0t course, after the trips 9 ooseout of eugee'ement with the levers the elements; ll rot loo orelvltv tothe furrows or ditches. As hereluhetore started, the lncliootlou of theelement-e ll moo he edlueted as desired through the medlum of theotllhlo mounted shohhe to. The ueuol ouheoller auto 2% are left on thelleter for euc'ooemeut heheoth the pairs of olvotolly terl hero ll forlifting the beams ll when the hem lt ere lifted.

it is hellev t the mono advantages of o dam formlog otteceot constructedin occorol- 7 once tvlththe present luventloh will he readily rangt ofports he reoorted-to which will to fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A dam forming attachment for wheeled llsters comprising a beampivotally connected to the lister for swinging movement in a verticalplane, a scraping element mounted on said beam and adapted to travel inthe ditch made by the lister plow, and means operatively connecting thebeam to one of the wheels of the lister for periodically "lifting saidelement out of the ditch, said means including a shaft rotatably mountedon the lister,'an arm projecting from said shaft, a

flexible member connecting the beam to-said arm,

a lever projecting from the shaft, and a trip on said one wheelengageable with the lever for actuating the shaft and the arm-in adirection to lift the beam.

2. A dam forming attachment for wheeled listers comprising, a pair oftransversely aligned bearings mounted on the rear axle housing of thelister adjacent one of the rear wheels, a shaft journaled in saidbearings, an arm on the inner end of said shaft, a lever on the outerend of the shaft, a pair of bars pivotally secured to the lister beam onopposite sides thereof for swinging movement in a vertical plane, a beamrigidly secured between said bars, a shank adlustably mounted on thesecond named beam, a tr ansverse, inclined scraping disc mounted on saidshank and adapted to travel in the ditch left by the lister plow, a tripmounted on said one wheel of the lister and engageable with the leverfor swinging the arm forwardly, and a chain connecting the arm to thesecond named beam for periodically lifting the scraping element out ofthe ditch.

3. A dam forming attachment for wheeled listers comprising a pair ofbars pivotally connected to the lister beam on opposite sides thereoffor-swinging movement in a vertical plane, a beam rigidly securedbetween said bars, a scraping element mounted on the second named beamand adapted to travel in the ditch left by the llster plow, a rodsecured between the bars and extending upwardly and rearwardiytherefrom, an arm mounted for swinging movement on the tractor, a chainconnecting the second named beam to said arm for lifting the scrapingelement out of the ditch, said chain being secured, at an intermediatepoint, to the rod for forming an angle in said chain, and meansoperatively connecting the arm to one of the wheels of the tractor forperiodic actuation thereby.

LEONARD TAYLOR.

